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--part1_12.ed4b6e0.286e4039_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 6/29/01 2:25:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > Southam says that the words _il miglior fabbro_ are from "Purgatorio" XXVI > 117.,however, line 117 actually reads _"fu miglior fabbro del parlar > materno_ and is translated in the temple classics edition as "'was a better > craftsman of the mother tongue". The line is a partial quote from a speech > of Guido about Arnaut Daniel. Daniel was a provencal troubador much admired > by Dante, Pound and TSE. Southham gives as a translation of TSE's version > "the better craftsman". > > Rick Seddon > McIntosh, NM, USA > Actually, "il miglior fabbro" is the exact title of an essay by Pound (though not an exact quote of the Commedia). I think Pound's essay is in that collection Eliot edited, but I didn't bring it with me. pat pat --part1_12.ed4b6e0.286e4039_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial Narrow" LANG="0"><B>In a message dated 6/29/01 2:25:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] <BR>writes: <BR> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></B> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Southam says that the words _il miglior fabbro_ are from "Purgatorio" XXVI <BR>117.,however, line 117 actually reads _"fu miglior fabbro del parlar <BR>materno_ and is translated in the temple classics edition as "'was a better <BR>craftsman of the mother tongue". The line is a partial quote from a speech <BR>of Guido about Arnaut Daniel. Daniel was a provencal troubador much admired <BR>by Dante, Pound and TSE. Southham gives as a translation of TSE's version <BR>"the better craftsman". <BR> <BR>Rick Seddon <BR>McIntosh, NM, USA <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial Narrow" LANG="0"><B> <BR>Actually, "il miglior fabbro" is the exact title of an essay by Pound (though <BR>not an exact quote of the Commedia). I think Pound's essay is in that <BR>collection Eliot edited, but I didn't bring it with me. <BR> <BR>pat <BR> <BR>pat </B></FONT></HTML> --part1_12.ed4b6e0.286e4039_boundary--